Definition of "aquifer" []

• An underground bed or layer of earth, gravel, or porous stone that yields water. (noun)

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• "The word aquifer comes from the two Latin words, aqua, or water, and ferre, to bear or carry."
• "The aquifer is draining faster than it is filling."
• "Gaza's water source comes from an aquifer from the North formed by rain water."